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Amphiura grandisquama Lyman 1869

Description

Amphiura grandisquama Lyman, 1869

Material examined. Vernadsky Ridge, TTR15, stn AT574, 1 ind. (DBUA 001067.01); Pen Duick Escarpment, TTR16, stn AT600, 4 inds. (DBUA 001068.01).

Ecology and distribution. In the Eastern Atlantic A. grandisquama has been recorded from Iceland south to the Azores and Cape Verde Islands at depths of 861–1635 m (Paterson 1985). In the Gulf of Cadiz it was collected from carbonate chimneys and crusts at shallower depths (508–610 m) (Fig. 7 A).

Notes

Published as part of Rodrigues, Clara F., Paterson, Gordon L. J., Cabrinovic, Andrew & Cunha, Marina R., 2011, Deep-sea ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiurida) from the Gulf of Cadiz (NE Atlantic), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2754 on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.276727

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References

  • Lyman, T. (1869) A preliminary report on the Ophiuroidea and Astrophytidae dredged in deep water between Cuba and Florida Reef. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1, 309 - 354.
  • Paterson, G. L. J. (1985) The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the North Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 49 (1), 1 - 162.